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goes for the throat

goes for the throat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for the throat.

Meaning of go for the throat

Verb

go for the throat (third-person singular simple present goes for the throat, present participle going for the throat, simple past went for the throat, past participle gone for the throat)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.

Questions about goes for the throat

What is goes for the throat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes for the throat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for the throat.

Words near goes for the throat in the dictionary

  1. goes for the gloves
  2. goes for the gold
  3. goes for the jugular
  4. goes for the jugular vein
  5. goes for the kill
  6. goes for the throat
  7. goes forth
  8. goes free
  9. goes from 0 to 100
  10. goes from bad to worse
  11. goes from strength to strength

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